Articles from the September 4, 2016 edition
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What if: Hacks, email leaks could sway election weeks away
WASHINGTON (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Brace for a stream of digital leaks and shenanigans by Election Day. Whether it's newly disclosed Democratic Party emails or someone tampering with voting machines, this year's presidential election could c...
Classroom technology still a tricky issue for some districts
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Dealing with an increasingly technology-centric culture and now feeling pressure from the state in the form of a soon-to-be completely online MCAS test, more and more schools across the state are adopting... Full story
Autism not a barrier to 16-year-old college freshman
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Twenty years ago, Ben Liske, a 16-year-old with autism, might not have had a chance for admission at any competitive liberal arts college. But at Trinity College, where Liske is a first-year student, he w...
High school turned academics from worst to first
LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Five years ago, when Garrick Askew arrived at Lithia Springs High as the new principal, the Douglas County school of 1,500 students was a very different place. "It was one of the lowest-performing T...
Concussion forces high schooler to quit football early
PHOENIX (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Despite all the rehabilitation, the headaches would not go away. The imbalance, while better, was still there. His speech improved, but vision and hearing issues persisted. Months after the blow that caused his c...
Arizona official says guns are allowed at private schools
PHOENIX (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Arizona's attorney general says the state's private elementary, middle and high schools can allow guns on campus. State and federal laws don't prevent someone with an Arizona concealed-carry permit from c...
College professor ends hunger strike over his tenure denial
EASTON, Pa. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — A college professor says he has ended a hunger strike he began last week over the denial of his application for tenure. Lafayette College professor Juan Rojo said on his Facebook page that halting the s...
AP Interview: Teen at center transgender bathroom fight
RICHMOND, Va. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — College applications and high school graduation are the biggest worries for most 17-year-olds. For Gavin Grimm, it's waiting for the nation's highest court to decide whether he can use the boys restroom. Gri...
Dreams of wealth, fears of problems as Guyana finds oil
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Sleepy Guyana has long been one of the hemisphere's poorest places, a sparsely populated nation on South America's northern shoulder that relies heavily on exports of sugar, rice and gold. But these d...
Russia, Saudi Arabia pledge to stabilize oil output
MOSCOW (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — The world's two largest oil producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia, on Monday agreed to act together to stabilize global oil output, though it's unclear what that might entail. Energy ministers Alexander Novak and M...
OBAMA LEGACY: Quiet but big changes in energy, pollution
HANGZHOU, China (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — Mostly unnoticed amid the political brawl over climate change, the United States has undergone a quiet transformation in how and where it gets its energy during Barack Obama's presidency, slicing the n...
Man's garden thriving in dry conditions due to water method
AMESBURY, Mass. (AP, posted Sept. 5, 2016) — With local cities and towns putting water bans into place at an alarming rate this month, Ed Tivnan would like everyone to know the state of his garden. "My garden has never been better, it's always w... Full story
Marriage license filings
Shelby Gene Combs and Meghan Elizabeth Davis, both of Woodward, filed for a marriage license (no counseling) ($50). Brandon Wayne Mustard and Rhanda Ranae Long, both of Alva, filed for a marriage license (no counseling) ($50)....
